This weekend is Fordhall Community Land Initiative’s biggest event of the year. We are celebrating 5 years in Community Ownership at our North Shropshire organic farm, near Market Drayton, and we are all very excited! There will be loads of…
The Fordhall Community Land Initiative’s 2011 AGM was held at Fordhall Farm for the very first time! It was really well attended by shareholders from all over the country. As it was held here, it gave people the chance to have…
Not only has the rennovation work of the dairy been completed, so too has work on the clay oven.We held a fabulous hazel hurdling course back in April and Alan Houseman, who taught the course, also delivered the hurdles he had made, using…
Yes that’s right – after years of planning and months of construction our new tea room and farm shop opened at Fordhall Farm this weekend. We went for a soft opening, so no major publicity, but lots of signs…
Helen Hedges a shareholder in Fordhall Farm, dropped by on Friday to lend a hand. Currently Helen is the logistical support behind The Big Walk http://thebigwalk.co.uk/ and took the time to fit us in inbetween dropping off and picking up her walking team. Helen’s husband…
The transformation at Fordhall over recent months has been staggering. Can you believe that in 2 weeks time we will have a fully operational farm shop, tearoom and classroom space?? Our new septic tank! Lovely Hazels and Daisy’s have been…
Charlotte watering the newly planted green roof in front of the newly installed PV cells thanks to Salop Energy. It’s all go here at Fordhall where the new walls are being painted, calves are being born and volunteers…
This May bank holiday weekend we are holding a Dawn Chorus Walks at Fordhall to help celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day and of course the Royal Wedding! It will begin at 4.30am on Sunday May 1st at Fordhall. Led by local twitcher…
Fordhall Farm’s new green roof canopy As time moves on and Easter approaches, the final touches on our renovation project begin. This week Sedum Supplys have been putting the gravel base onto our green roof. This substrate will hold a…
I know that I haven’t written on the blog in a while but thought I would write again and keep up with the trend of good news and progress by announcing and drawing your attention to our new programme of events!…
